asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many (a) men and (b) women are currently held in prisons or detention centres, including juvenile centres, for having possessed cannabis: and what was the figure at similar times in each of the last four years.
I regret that the available information does not enable such persons to be identified.
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the number of prosecutions for cultivating cannabis in each of the last three years.
The available information is as follows:
| PERSONS PROSECUTED FOR CULTIVATING CANNABIS | |
| UNITED KINGDOM | |
| Year | Number of persons |
| 1975 | 593 |
| 1976 | 811 |
| 1977 | 1,053 |
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will pub-
| PERSONS PROSECUTED FOR POSSESSION OF CANNABIS WITH INTENT TO SUPPLY IT: BY RESULT UNITED KINGDOM | |||||||||
| Number of persons | |||||||||
| Result | |||||||||
| Year | Prosecuted | Not found guilty* | Fine | Custodial sentence† | Other‡ | ||||
| 1975 | … | … | … | … | 384 | 108 | 66 | 184 | 26 |
| 1976 | … | … | … | … | 474 | 144 | 70 | 237 | 23 |
| 1977 | … | … | … | … | 497 | 171 | 89 | 215 | 22 |
| * Including proceedings discontinued, charge withdrawn, acquitted. | |||||||||
| †Including detention centre, borstal, immediate and suspended sentence of imprisonment. | |||||||||
| ‡ Including absolute and conditional discharge, probation, supervision and care orders, and otherwise dealt with. | |||||||||
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will estimate the current annual cost to the legal aid scheme of conducting cases in respect of possession of cannabis.
The information requested is not available.
asked the Secretary of State
| PERSONS PROSECUTED FOR POSSESSION OF CANNABIS:BY RESULT UNITED KINGDOM | |||||||||
| Number of persons | |||||||||
| Result | |||||||||
| Prosecuted | Not found guilty* | Fine | Custodial sentence† | Other‡ | |||||
| 1975 | … | … | … | … | 8,611 | 656 | 5,553 | 1,039 | 1,363 |
| 1976 | … | … | … | … | 9,289 | 697 | 6,094 | 1,066 | 1,432 |
| 1977 | … | … | … | … | 9,904 | 843 | 6,490 | 1,123 | 1,448 |
| * Including proceedings discontinued, charge withdrawn, acquitted. | |||||||||
| † Including detention centre, borstal, immediate and suspended sentence of imprisonment. | |||||||||
| ‡ Including absolute and conditional discharge, probation, supervision and care orders. and otherwise dealt with. | |||||||||
lish the number of prosecutions for supplying cannabis in each of the last three years.
The available information is as follows:
| PERSONS PROSECUTED FOR SUPPLYING CANNABIS UNITED KINGDOM | |
| Year | Number of persons |
| 1975 | 469 |
| 1976 | 593 |
| 1977 | 562 |
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will publish the number of prosecutions for possession of cannabis with intent to supply in each of the last three years; and how many of these prosecutions resulted in acquittal, fines, and detention, respectively.
The available information is as follows:for the Home Department if he will publish the number of prosecutions for possession of cannabis in each of the last three years; and how many of these prosecutions resulted in acquittal, a fine, and detention, respectively.
The available information is as follows: